New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging the federal government to re-examine New York City’s plan to start charging motorists driving into midtown Manhattan, saying an environmental review of the project is flawed. Murphy’s request comes as the Federal Highway Administration could give final approval of the tolling plan, the nation’s first-ever congestion pricing initiative, ...more
AAA used a Ford F-150 Lightning for its tests. This is Ford's 2022 Platinum model. (Ford) Electric vehicles lose a significant amount of range when loaded with heavy cargo, according to a new AAA study released June 13. An electric pickup truck can lose nearly 25% of its range when hauling loads about 100 pounds ...more
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds a press conference near the site of the I-95 span collapse in Philadelphia on June 13. (Matt Slocum/Associated Press) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised on June 13 to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south highway as quickly as possible and said that the destruction of a section of I-95 ...more
Trucks wait to enter the Port of Los Angeles on June 6. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg News) Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is in California for talks with West Coast port employers and the dockworkers’ union in an effort to break an impasse in a long-running contract negotiation. During a meeting with Su June 12, the two ...more
Canadian police are investigating after a truck driver used a bridge in a rural area and caused it to collapse into a river. The incident occurred at 7 a.m. on June 13 near Tatamagouche in Nova Scotia.Authorities say that a tractor trailer crossed bridge on Lake Road, causing it to collapse and fall into the ...more
A semi truck went airborne after crashing off an Interstate in Michigan on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on June 13th in Hudsonville, Michigan on Interstate 196 at 10:20 a.m. According to WoodTV8 News, the semi truck was hauling two forklifts westbound on I-196 when it went off of the roadway, sending it airborne before coming ...more
A motorist in a bright yellow car puts on a wild display of road rage — including brake checks — in an incident captured in Dallas on a trucker’s dash cam. The dash cam clip was shared by YouTube user wolf dances on June 9, 2023.The dash cammer explains the road rage incident involving a ...more
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on a week-long brake inspection effort planned for late summer 2023. This year, Brake Safety Week will take place throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico August 20 — 26.During Brake Safety Week, inspectors will be paying special attention to brake lining/pad violations. “The focus of ...more
The collapse of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is expected to have far reaching consequences on the trucking industry serving the region, experts say. Sunday’s collapse was sparked by a tanker truck losing control while turning left after an exit ramp, and led to the total destruction of a portion of I-95. The truck driver died ...more
A pilot car driver is dead after being struck and killed by a semi truck while walking to check on the rig he was guiding. The accident happened just before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13th on Interstate 40 in Johnston County, North Carolina. According to WRAL News, Roy Ward was driving a pilot car when ...more
